Installing mobile home skirting is all part of the winterization process, and must be done to keep cold drafts and chilly winds from coming through the floor of your home. Mobile home skirting also helps keep high winds from attempting to lift your mobile home; therefore it is practical and functional to install it well before winter sets in. The job can be completed in one afternoon and is best done when the temperature is above sixty degrees F. as metal becomes even more rigid to work with in cold temperatures, and vinyl mobile home skirting will snap while you are trying to cut it to length. Working in the warm weather is easier on the laborer, as the trench can be dug quickly. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Spread a layer of cinders under the entire mobile home to stop rodents from making nests and entering your home by gnawing through the floor. Rodents hate walking on cinders so make sure you spread them evenly under your mobile home.
2. Dig a shallow trench all around the edge of the mobile home with a small shovel to back-fill with dirt once the skirting is in place. The trench should be approximately 2-inches deep and 2-inches wide.
3. Cut lengths of metal or vinyl skirting with sharp tin snips and fit the cut lengths into the groove at the bottom of the mobile home siding and slide into the trench you dug. Back-fill each length as you fit it in both sides of the skirting. Tamp down. All lengths should link together to form a seal. If you deem it necessary; run a bead of latex exterior caulking down each skirting panel's length for added protection against the wind.
4. Measure and cut out a soffit hole for ventilation in one length and fit the soffit in making sure wire netting (should be preinstalled with soffit) is in place on the inner side of the soffit to prevent insect or wasp infestations. Run a bead of caulking all around the inside of the soffit frame to ensure a tight and weatherproof fit.
5. Prevent burrowing creatures from gaining access to your crawl space; place decorative bricks all around the skirting panels to deter entry.
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